Giving your word that you won’t resign ?

I joined a company 5 months ago. During a conversation about upper management and the company’s strategy which she was disagreeing with, my boss casually mentioned that she could not quit anyway, since when she got hired, she gave her word to our Director that she would stay in the position for at least two years. She mentioned that she asked one of our coworkers who she also manages, to make the same commitment when she hired her.
This seems completely ridiculous to me. I stayed in my previous job for 5 years and the one before for 3, so I would not say I have commitments issues, yet I would not feel comfortable with making such a promise. You never know what may happen in life, and I am convinced that you should not close any door in your career, and if you start hating your job or just have a better opportunity, you should take it. She said « I gave my word and when I make a promise I stick to it », which just seems like corporate self-bullying to me.
She has not asked this of me yet, but I am concerned that maybe she will in the future. How would you react to such a request ?



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